Athol Fugard
Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard (June 11, 1932 – March 8, 2025) was a South African playwright, novelist, actor and director. Widely considered South Africa's foremost playwright, he is best remembered for his anti-apartheid plays such as "Master Harold"...and the Boys and Blood Knot.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1932-06-11
- Died
- 2025-03-08
Known for
- Gandhi (1982) — General Jan Christiaan Smuts
- The Killing Fields (1984) — Dr. Sundesval
- Tsotsi (2005) — Novel
- Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979) — Professor Skridlov
- Master Harold... and the Boys (2010) — Theatre Play
- 'Master Harold'... and the Boys (1985) — Author
- Arena (1975)
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) — Writer
- Theatre 625 (1964) — Morris
- Boesman and Lena (2000) — Theatre Play
- The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais (1977) — Eugène Marais
- The Road to Mecca (1991) — Rev. Marius Byleveld
- Marigolds in August (1980) — Paulus Olifant
- In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1994) — Self (archive footage)
- Boesman and Lena (1973) — Boesman
- Mille Miglia (1968) — Writer